“In nature, if there were no fig wasps, Ficus species would be unable to reproduce and would be extinct,” said Mike Shanahan, ...

This fig wasp proves that plants of the fig genus existed in the amber forest, even though no direct evidence of fig trees or shrubs has turned up in Dominican amber. Each species of fig today has ...

Fig wasps and fig plants (Cook & Rasplus 2003 ... Mutualisms versus Other Species Interactions To determine whether or not an interaction is a mutualism, it is necessary to determine the benefit ...

The female fig wasp plays a key part in the pollination ... This is an important ability as, unlike other cuttlefish, this species can’t swim for too long at any one time, so spends a lot ...

Fig wasps and fig plants (Cook & Rasplus 2003 ... Mutualisms versus Other Species Interactions To determine whether or not an interaction is a mutualism, it is necessary to determine the benefit ...